HESI Module 3 Complete Study

HESI Module 3 / Complete Study Guide / Actual Exam Questions & Correct Answers (Verified Detailed Answers) A Grade.Quiz____?The mother of a 3-year-old child tells the nurse that her child hit her doll after the mother scolded her for picking the neighbors' flowers. Which defense mechanism used by the child does the nurse identify in the mother's report?

• Projection
• Sublimation
• Displacement
• Identification -

Answer✓✓ displacement Quiz____?A client says to the nurse, "I've been following my diet and taking my medication. What else do you want to talk about today?" Which response would be most helpful during the working phase of the therapeutic alliance?

• "Sounds fine to me. Let's meet again in 6 months."
• "I don't believe that you have been following your diet, because you

haven't lost any weight."

• "Well, you've talked about diet in your terms, but perhaps I should test

you on specific things." "Some people have added exercise to diet and medication therapy and gotten positive results. Do you think that this would work for you?" - Page 1 of 52 1 / 4

Answer✓✓ Some people have added exercise to diet and medication therapy and gotten positive results. Do you think that this would work for you Quiz____?As the nurse prepares to interview a client being admitted to the mental health unit, the client says, "I asked my family to bring me in here to talk to someone, but now I don't know where to begin." Which response by the nurse would be most helpful?

• "Why not just start talking and see where it takes you?"
• "If I were you, I'd begin with what you were doing this morning."
• "Perhaps you can start by sharing some of your most recent concerns."
• "Don't worry. Everyone who comes in here for the first time feels

reluctant to talk." - Answer✓✓ Perhaps you can start by sharing some of your most recent concerns Quiz____?During a mental health intake interview, a young adult client who lives with his family rent free says, "I'm tired of not being able to offer my friends a beer just because my folks don't believe in taking a drink socially." Which nursing response would be therapeutic?

• "Well, I guess you could move out and live on your own if you wanted

to."

• "It seems that your parents expect you to follow their rules when you live

under their roof."

• "You tell me you live rent free, yet you expect the same privileges as an

adult who supports the household?"

• "Well, if you directly discussed your concerns with them, I guess it's a

case of 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do.'" - Answer✓✓ Page 2 of 52 2 / 4

It seems that your parents expect you to follow their rules when you live under their roof Quiz____?The nurse developing a plan of care for a client whose spouse recently died, determines the client has a problem with dysfunctional grieving.Which priority intervention does the nurse incorporate into the plan?

• Monitoring the client's sleep pattern
• Assessing the client's risk for violence toward self and others
• Obtaining a health care provider's prescription for an antidepressant

Assisting the client in resolving the grief through emotional, cognitive, and behavioral means - Answer✓✓ Assessing the client's risk for violence toward self and others Quiz____?A client in the mental health unit tells the nurse, "My husband makes all the decisions about money, but I'm the one who's making the money now, not him. He needs to back off, but he's always directing every decision we make." Which nursing response would be the most therapeutic?

• "Have you told your husband to back off"?
• "You're making the most money, so the decisions should be left to you."
• "How do you feel the money decisions could best be handled in your

household?"

• "You seem frustrated with your husband's habit of controlling financial

decisions." - Answer✓✓ How do you feel the money decisions could best be handled in your household Page 3 of 52 3 / 4

Quiz____?The new nurse employee is developing a plan of care, with the registered nurse, for a client who recently received a diagnosis of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and is experiencing difficulty adjusting to the illness. The registered nurse should suggest revision of which intervention for this client?

• Monitoring the client for signs of self-harm
• Helping the client verbalize concerns related to fear Incorrect
• Assisting the client with problem-solving and decision-making
• Discouraging social networking to prevent the spread of infection -

Answer✓✓ Discouraging social networking to prevent the spread of infection Quiz____?A nurse is caring for a patient whose spouse has died. How does the nurse determine that a client who has lost a spouse has successfully completed the tasks of mourning? Select all that apply.

• Relating that "its better he went first"
• Reporting that sleeping alone is so hard now
• Purchasing a smaller car she is comfortable driving
• Placing a picture of her husband on the bedside stand
• Heard explaining to family that illness "took" her husband -

Answer✓✓

B, C, D, E

Quiz____?The nurse is caring for a 15-year-old girl who has been hospitalized. The client tells the nurse that she had her hair styled just like her young math Page 4 of 52

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